Matthew McCormack and Jenn Figg have been collaborating since 2009. Our backgrounds are rooted in the craft methodologies of textiles and glass, and we lean into the lush material experiences they provide. We maintain an active, experimental studio practice in tandem with our permanent public projects.
"Virtual Open House" with New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
“Different Strokes/Different Folks: Queer Artists of Color Paint the 21st Century” is made possible in part by the Kors/Le Pere Foundation and with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York State Council on the Arts
I am a host, actress, and motivational speaker. I also do life coaching. I have directed fashion shows, open mic nights and networking events. My most exciting gig has been speaking in front of a group od inner city youth about the importance of self love and worth.
Lauren Amanda Garrett (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist. Ancestor work and spirituality inform Lauren's overall process. She primarily braids music, visual art, poetry, with media that includes beadwork, photography, and experimental performance art. Lauren is Federally enrolled with the Eastern Shoshone Tribe. She also embodies ancestral bloodlines of Celtic, Nordic, and Teutonic origins. Lauren's first four original "Indigenous Flower Fairies" paintings are on display at the Fort Bridger State Historic site in southwestern Wyoming.
I'm a multimedia artist and current student at MICA, based in Baltimore, where I was born and
raised. My roots and environment is where I draw the majority of my inspiration from. My work is
the reflection of me growing up in one of the deadliest cities in America, and the everlasting
impact it has on the people who live here.
“When the visual characteristics of DJ artwork are dissected one will discover its true meaning.
And also discover there is usually more than one simple yet raw message being told, it flows
First generation immigrant Neha Misra (she/her) is a contemporary eco-folk visual artist, poet, and an award winning climate justice advocate. Neha’s Earth stewardship centered multi-disciplinary studio uses the transformative power of art to build bridges between our private, collective, and planetary healing. Neha has been recognized as a Regenerative Artivist by Design Science Studio – a partnership between the Buckminster Fuller Institute and habRitual for world’s leading planet conscious artists.